Chapter 2: Deculein (2) (1/2)

<Deculein. (2)>

His height alone was rather overbearing, at around 190 cm.

He wore formal attire, appearing close to perfection. An eye-catching appearance that had a strong impact on others. The perfect golden ratio was shown by his appearance and clothing.

……Deculein von Grahan-Yukline.

There were no flaws or gaps in him, to the point that he seemed to be “Noble Dignity” incarnate. His elegance flowed into his gait, his speech, his facial expressions, into everything he did.

“That jerk……”

But even these perfect looks seemed like nothing more than a “detestable shell” to some, or rather quite a few.

“Sigh…….”

Ifrin Luna. As soon as Deculein appeared, she vented her anger.

Not only were her words bloody, her actions were as well. She clenched her fists so tightly that she drew blood and bit her lower lip.

He had stolen her legacy, her father’s achievements and had ruined him which had led to his death in the end.

The public praised Deculein as a “Genius in interpreting Magic Circles” but his reputation was solely reliant on her father’s work…….

[…….Attention.]

At that time, a magic crystal amplified Deculein’s voice.

[I shall start the lecture now.]

The spacious auditorium was filled with hundreds of people. Deculein finally scanned the sea of people below his stage. His gaze was as sharp as a knife.

She wanted to immediately pull out a knife and stab both of those eyes.

“That trash……”

However, it was not the right time yet.

Deculein was the enemy she wanted to kill. That was the only reason she applied for the University Tower, but revenge without a proper backdrop would just make her feel regret.

She lived just for this sweet moment, so there was no problem waiting for it a bit longer.

[Nice to meet you]

But…… Maybe she’ll just cause a bit of trouble for him. Suddenly having gotten an idea, Ifrin smiled innocently while pulling down the hood of her robe.

* * *

……I saw hundreds of people in this vast auditorium. Their eyes glistened brudensomely and a vintage styled camera flashed dizzyingly.

I faced all of this alone.

Well, it was weird.

I didn’t feel even a bit of tension.

I just took all these things for granted.

In my life, this kind of treatment was just natural, this attention wasn’t pressuring but a privilege. This noble sense of being one of the chosen ones stuck to my body like skin.

“……Nice to meet you. I’m Deculein of the Yukline family.”

So I just leisurely started my lecture.

The beginning of this lecture was the first line of the script and the introduction of this character named Deculein.

“I’m a senior professor at the Imperial University Tower and a magician of the “Monarch” rank who governs over the elements. No matter if it’s the water, wind, fire or earth attribute there is no difference.”

It was a sentence filled with an intoxicating feeling.

“…… As is known, magic is largely divided into three ‘attributes’ and nine ‘types’. Attributes include elements, origins and vessels. Types include summons, spirits, destruction, support, control, malleability, harmony, illusion and specialized.”

I was just saying what was written on the script.

Even though that’s all I did, I focused my breath and attention. It was part of the trait “Intimidating Grace”.

“Therefore, a magician can only earn achievements in magic if they work on their attributes and the right type.”

When I finished speaking, I flicked my finger.

Tack!

With a refreshing sound, the lights in the auditorium went out and magic circles filled the air.

“The perfection and release of mana. The realization of that is what we call magic. Therefore, one has to first gain an understanding of the magic circle for the realization of magic to succeed. Now, let’s take a look at the magic circles above.”

I paused for a moment, so the visitors could properly look at the magic circle.

At first glance, it seemed like a geometric figure consisting of multiple lines and curves, similar to fractals.

“This 68 stroke magic circle uses a circuit that looks like a curved indentment, and the mana is first concentrated in the center and is then pushed outwards. What spreads from inside to outside is the nature of “Destruction” and “Support”, but the destruction magic has to be a straight line in the form of an indentation. Therefore, this is a submagic formula. Next……”

The first item on the table of contents was “Foundation of magic”.

The lecture went on for about 15 minutes and I didn’t lose my composure even for a moment. The script flowed so naturally out of my mouth as if it was stuck in there.

Curiously enough – I completely “understood” the composition of this script I saw for the first time today.

“……This is how magic is based on magic circles. However, does mana always lead to magic and if one wants to use magic is it really necessary to study magic circles?”

From this point on it was about “How to use Mana”.

Now, the auditorium was holding general students, knights or aspiring students who weren’t magicians so it was a topic out of their scope.

“No. It depends on which part of the body you put your mana into.”

At the end of my words, the magic circle disappeared and a picture of the human anatomy took its place. Its heart, head and abdomen each held a mass of blue mana.

“First, the “Head”. In other words, the brain. It’s easy to imagine a technique in your brain, so, of course, more complex lines and circles can be implemented. Therefore, magicans usually keep their mana in their head.”

Maybe this guy also had his mana in his head.

In numerical terms “3375”.

It’s not that much. I remember seeing some named characters having an “initial” mana amount of “30000”.

“Next, the “heart”. The heart is the place where blood gets pumped out, so mana that gets stored in the heart spreads more easily. However, it’s difficult to keep it in one place. Therefore, the heart is a better place for knights than magicians to keep mana in.”